Asians — not Hispanics — are going to become the biggest immigrant group in the US

The Pew Research Center's
latest report on immigration suggests that the
demographics of American immigration are going to see a big
change in the coming years.

While Hispanics currently make up the largest piece of the
American immigrant population, 47% in 2015, with Asians at a
distant second with 26%, Pew projections see a swap coming.

The report projects that the Asian immigrant population will
overtake the Hispanic population by 2055, reaching 38% in 2065
compared to a 31% Hispanic population.

This shouldn't come as a surprise: Asian immigrants
have been immigrating to the states in bigger numbers than
Hispanics for years now.

In 2008, Asian immigrants overtook Central and Southern Americans
in terms of arrivals in the US within the past year.

Asian immigrants were also the most favored incoming immigrant
group, according to an opinion poll
in the same study. 47 percent of
respondents felt that Asian immigrants had a mostly positive
impact on American society